Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-06
THE STATE FAIR.
A VERY SUCCESSFUL START MADE BY THE
ASSOCIATION YESTERDAY.
Live Stock, Machinery, Merchandise, Farm Products
and all the Long List Of Stuff Going TO Make
up the Display, Pour in all Day.

the West Virginia Exposition and State
Fair Association opened on the Island
grounds at 9 o'clock yesterday morning,
and from present indications the event will
be one of the most successful in the his
tory of the association. As a matter OF
course, the number of people on the
grounds yesterday was not very large,
there being no races to attract the crowd,
while the exhibits were in a more or less
chaotic condition, as a great many exhib-
itors did not arrive with their entries IN
til well along in the day. Those who
were on the grounds during the latter
part of last week-and these were many
in number-had their stuff in excellent
shape, as a rule, and as the day wore on
the general aspect of the interior Of the
grounds became very attractive, and the
stalls, pens, &c, were put IN complete or
der.
THE MAIN EXHIBITION BUILDING
was probably the scene of the hardest
work during the day, a small army ofmen,
women and children invading its precincts
at an early hour in the morning and re-
naming, most actively engaged, until a
late hour last night. The display in this
building is, without doubt, the finest ever
seen at q Fair in this city. Numbers OF
our merchants, who made no endeavor to
make a display at former Fairs, have, this
season, come to the front In a most COM
mendable way, and are yieing with each
other as to who shall most merit the ad-
miration and approval of the public. As
a result of this emulation the interior OF
the building is, as we have said, unusually
attractive, and we risk nothing when we
state that the public will linger long in
passing through this building and will
often return to more fully feast their eyes
on the interesting and elaborate displays
made. The dry goods merchants have
put their richest stuffs on view, the deal
ers in musical instruments have their finest
and understanding pianos and organs
there, the sewing machine companies have a
large and varied assortment OF their latest
machines, the wholesale grocars have done
better than ever before, the tobacco fac
tories, match factory, harness and trunk
dealers, the glass and queensware houses,
and a long list of Others are there, and in
addition, the various artists OF the city,
professional and amateur, have on exhibi.
ton the best Of the joint products OF their
natural talent and acquired skill. AS has
been heretofore stated in the REGISTER,
the fountain and its surroundings have
been arranged in a manner never before
surpassed, and the whole effect is very fine.
MACHINERY HALL
has more fine farm machinery in it this
year than ever before in the history of the
fair. AS long ago as the middle of last
week stuff Of all kinds began arriving, and
as a result, to use the expression of an ex-
hibitor, there was barely room to turn
around in" Yesterday. The bulk of the
exhibits in this department come from
our local dealers, but there is a very con-
siderable proportion Of the whole put on
exhibition by Eastern manufacturers, who
appreciate the magnitude and extent OF
the fair, and the Importance OF the Wheel
ing market for their wares. In addition
to the wilderness of reapers, mowers, bind
ers, rakes and other labOr-saving inven-
tions interesting to the ag~riculturalist,
there is not lacking machinery of an en-
tirely different description. Prominent
among il is an exhibit by the machinery
foundry firm of A. j. Sweeney Il Son,
which is attracting very general attention.
In the upper portion of Machinery Hall,
in the space which, in years gone by, was
allotted exclusively to products OF the
farm, there has been established a splen-
did display of wheeled vehicles, cook
ing stoves, ranges, and other
articles and appliances Of general
interest to the perambulating spec
tator, be he tIom town or country.
LIVE STOCK.
But passing over a multitude of things
worthy of especial mention, all of which
will be duly referred to in the course of the
week, we come to the live stock depart
ment, which as usual, is extensive and
interesting. Of sheep there are over two
hundred head, nearly all of them being
from Washington county, Pa, the greatest
sheep raising and wool growing territoroy
in the Union. Among the hocks on the
grounds yesterday were the following:
J. d. Georgeston, ~Scroggsville, o., Is
head of Spanish merinos.
John G. McNeary, Washington county,
Pa, 6 head of merinos.
Louis Russell, Washington county, Pa,
81 head of merinos.
William Bay, Washington county, Pa,
Al head Of merinos.
W. D. Anderson, Anderson, o., Is head
of merinos.
J. l.. Henderson, Washington county,
Pa, IA head of Cottswolds.
A. C. Dlnford, Belmont county, o., %
head of Shorpshiredowns.
C. S. Butler, Harding county, o., 16
head of Shorpshiredowns.
In addition to the above, three cars of
sheep arrived over the Wheeling division
of the B. & o. last night.from Washington
county, Pa, and the rear portion of this
county, and at 10 o'clock there was not an
empty sheep pen on the grounds.
Of hogs there are in the neighborhoOd of
one hundred head on the grounds. Two
car loads coming in late last night. Of
this class of stock, d. H. Roburn, st.
GAINESVILLE, 2 head of Poland Chinas; Reed
| Bros, Valley Grove, Is head of Poland
Chinas; c. W, Cakes, Armenia, o., 6 head
of Poland Chinas; II. F. Hudson, Roos-
town., O., 90 head Of B~erkshires, and so
on.
OF cattle there is a very good display.
A tour of the stalls allotted the owners of
this class of live stock during yesterday
afternoon revealed the following herds on
the grounds: Robert Boyd, Golfers Sta
ton, 10 head of North Devons; Scott &
MCLEAN, Thompson. Marshall Co., W.
Va, ii head of Holsteins; J.. Nee. Smith,
Dayton, o., 10 head Of red polled cattle;
]. II. & W. ". Clark, Legonda, Pa, 10
head of red polled cattle; L. C. Applegate,
Wellsburg, I head of Jerseys; John Nc
Miller Il Son, Gallaher, Guernsey county,
O., : head of Devons; ]. l.. Henderson &
Son, Washington county, Pa, Is
head Of Holsteins; C.. r. C. Dye, Gray
son, Miami county, o., is head of polled
Aberdeens; and q SHETLAND pony which
is the delight of all who see it; W. 7. Glib
son, New Castle, Pa, II Jerseys; LIP.
Sisson, Ohio county, ) DsvOns; Robert
Boyd, Golfers Station, 10 head Of Devons;
John Mcmillan & Son, Gallagher, Ohio, 7
Devons; ]. C. Hoge, Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, 5
Jerseys; T.. Wheeler & Son, Golfers Sta
t;on q Holsteins. Skayenson 4 Rms Rnl-